This easy Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry brings together broccoli, crisp snow peas, sweet red bell pepper, onion and succulent shrimp in a mouthwatering good slightly spicy honey garlic sauce. I love to serve this delicious stir fry dish with big flavor over white rice, brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice.
My darling daughter and I just love shrimp. I don’t think we have met a shrimp that we didn’t love yet. It could be the reason I have so many delectable shrimp recipes on my site. Have you tried any of my other shrimp recipes? Cajun Shrimp Pasta, Shrimp Scampi, Air Fryer Popcorn Shrimp and this Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry recipe are just a few of our favorites.
How to make Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
Start by preparing the shrimp. First peel, remove tails, and devein the shrimp. Then pat the shrimp dry and sprinkle both sides with Chinese Five Spice. Please see below for more information on cleaning and preparing shrimp.
In a small bowl whisk together the chicken broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sriracha sauce, honey, crushed red pepper, garlic, ginger and cornstarch. Set the sauce aside for just a few minutes. Next in a large skillet over medium heat add a little bit of canola or vegetable oil. Once it is hot add the onions and broccoli. Cook for about 1-2 minutes stirring constantly. Then add the red pepper and snow peas and cook for 1-2 minutes or until crisp tender. Now plate the veggies.
Next add a little more oil to the skillet over medium high heat. Once hot add the shrimp and cook about 1-2 minutes each side. Work in batches so as not to crowd the pan. Plate the shrimp and give the sauce a quick whisk to recombine the ingredients. Now reduce the heat to low and add the sauce. Whisk until thickened adding a little more chicken broth if it becomes too thick. Finally add the vegetables and shrimp back to the skillet and heat for 1-2 minutes. Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, or red pepper flakes. For best results, serve this Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry promptly.
How to clean shrimp
Arrange a clean area to work near the kitchen sink. You will need cold running water. If the heads are still attached to the shrimp find the first hinge in the shell behind the eyes and cut there to remove the heads. Most grocery stores and markets remove the heads prior to sale.
To shell the shrimp pull on the legs and the shell will begin to peel away easily. You can remove the tail or keep the tails on for dishes like shrimp cocktail. Next take a small pairing knife and make a shallow cut down the center of the back to the top edge of the tail area. Now to remove the black intestine run the cool water over the back of the shrimp and rub so the vein will come out easily. Dry the shrimp with paper towels and refrigerate until ready to cook.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Use oil with a high smoking point like canola, peanut or vegetable oil. Get the skillet and oil hot before adding the vegetables and shrimp.
- Don’t crowd the skillet. Cook in batches and plate the veggies and shrimp.
- Shrimp cook very quickly. They only need about 1-2 minutes per side depending on size.
- Chinese Five Spice contains anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger. If you don’t like these spices simply omit it and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the sauce last and add everything back to the pan for a quick warm up.
- This recipe works well with other protein like beef, chicken, or pork.
- If there is a vegetable that you do not like substitute a different one in its place. Other veggies to add or substitute with include carrots, mushrooms, or bok choy.
- Do not cook garlic at high heat as it will burn so add it to the sauce. Or reduce the heat and add it to wok with a larger group of vegetables that are done or almost done.
- Stir fry moves very fast and needs your full attention.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave at a reduced power.
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Easy Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
An easy one skillet stir fry recipe with shrimp, red peppers, onions, broccoli, snow peas and a salty sweet garlic ginger Asian sauce. Serve over rice or zucchini noodles for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: main meal shrimp
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
Stir Fry Sauce
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger (or ginger paste)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Shrimp Stir Fry
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 lb shrimp peeled, deveined and tails removed
- Chinese five spice (see notes)
- 1 red pepper sliced julienne
- 2 cups broccoli florets cut in bite size pieces
- 8 ounces snow peas
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 scallions chopped
Instructions
- Peel, remove tails, and devein the shrimp. Pat the shrimp dry and sprinkle both sides of the shrimp with Chinese Five Spice.
- In a small bowl whisk together the chicken broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sriracha sauce, honey, crushed red pepper, garlic, ginger and cornstarch.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions and broccoli. Cook for about 1-2 minutes; stirring constantly. Add the red pepper and snow peas and cook for 1-2 minutes or until crisp tender; stirring constantly. Plate the veggies.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook 1 – 1 1/2 minutes per side or until cooked through. Plate the shrimp.
- Reduce heat to low. Whisk the sauce one more time. Add to the pan and cook until slightly thickened. Add the cooked vegetables and shrimp back to the pan. Stir to combine and warm. Sprinkle with scallions and serve promptly.
Notes
- Use oil with a high smoking point like canola, peanut or vegetable oil. Get the skillet and oil hot before adding the vegetables and shrimp.
- Don’t crowd the skillet. Cook in batches and plate the veggies and shrimp.
- Shrimp cook very quickly. They only need about 1-2 minutes per side depending on size.
- Chinese Five Spice contains anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger. If you don’t like these spices simply omit it and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the sauce last and add everything back to the pan for a quick warm up.
- If there is a vegetable that you do not like substitute a different one in its place.
- Do not cook garlic at high heat as it will burn so add it to the sauce. Or reduce the heat and add it to wok with a larger group of vegetables that are done or almost done.
- Stir fry moves very fast and needs your full attention.
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Anna
Is there a way to tone down the five spice flavor? I feel like I probably used too much and its overpowering the sauce flavor. It’s still good but I can’t really taste the sauce. May try just salt and pepper for the shrimp next time!
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Donato
Excellent flavor sauce was incredible. Will definitely make again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Donato! So glad that you liked it!
Jennifer
This recipe is delicious!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Jennifer! So glad that you liked it!
Marilea Reese
While I love your recipes, I do not understand why you insist on using Canola oil which is not good for human consumption. There are other choices likes Avocado oil, etc. I’m not trying to be mean, just don’t understand!
Beth Pierce
Use whatever oil you please and leave me alone.
Kendra
LMAOOOOOOOO 🤣🤣
Beth Pierce
That woman has been stalking me on Facebook and leaving ugly comments. It is funny how people think your are insistent when they can make the recipe or just leave it be.
Adriana
HAHAHAHAHAHA xD
Rochele Bryson
Made this with shrimp and he absolutely loved it. He is not a big fan of julienne peppers but he ate every bit of it and now wants me to try it with beef. Thank you for sharing
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Rochele. So glad that he liked it. I am sure it will be delicious with beef.
Ashlee
Is it ok to omit sesame oil, or is the a substitute suggestion? My son has an allergy
Beth Pierce
Yes you can omit the sesame oil.
Connie
Love this recipe, very healthy too. As long as i use a small serving of rice
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Allyssa
This shrimp stir fry recipe is very tasty! So glad to know this very helpful recipe. Thanks a lot for sharing!
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Gina
The stir fry sauce totally makes this dish, we’re obsessed with it and I now make it for a bunch of other meals too!
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Elizabeth
Such a lovely recipe! Just the right amount of heat and sweet and texture. This will be in our regular dinner time rotation from now on!
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Kay
Such great flavour in the stirfry sauce, we had ours with some egg fried rice and vegetable spring rolls.
Nathan
This shrimp stir fry looks absolutely delicious, my mouth is watering just looking at the pictures! So many great flavors working here, I can’t wait to give it a try!
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Rebecca
Everyone loved this in my family of five. Even my pickiest eater had seconds. I used California blend frozen veggies and a stir fry mix of frozen veggies. I was out of Sriracha so just did a little extra of the red pepper flakes. Thank you!
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Beth Pierce
My pleasure Rebecca! So glad that everyone loved it! Have a fabulous weekend.
Heather
Could you use frozen veggies and if so, do I need to change anything?
Beth Pierce
Yes you can use frozen veggies. They might cook a little bit faster but other than that everything is the same!
Heidi
This was a wonderful recipe full of flavor and easy to make!
Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Heidi! So glad that you liked it!
Angie
Made this tonight and it got thumbs up from my hubby and 11 year old son. I thought maybe it was a little too spicy for my son but he said it was yummy! I made it exactly as written except substituted two carrots for the bell pepper as we don’t love them. Also I thought it was a tad heavy on the ginger so I might reduce that a touch next time but overall a winner. Thank you!
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Beth Pierce
Awesome! So glad that you liked it. Yes everyone has different tastes so please adjust to your taste.
Caron
This recipe was terrific. Just wondering how 1 serving is 1890 calories or am I reading this wrong?
Beth Pierce
Thanks for the heads up Caron! I had it serving one in my software when it serves four. It is now corrected. Have a fabulous day!
Kevin
This shrimp recipe looks so good! I love the garlic flavors!
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Catalina
Yummy! I am sure this will be our new favorite summer dish. Looks fabulous!
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Cathy
My whole family loved the sauce!
Sara Welch
Gave this a try for dinner and it turned out great! Loved the sweet and savory sauce; easily, a new favorite recipe!
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Toni
This is so good! Everyone at my house really loved it!
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Bruno
Just made it. It was a hit.
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Bruno! Happy to hear that you liked it!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
This Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry looks incredibly delicious!
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Allyson Zea
Oh this turned out so fabulous! Thank you for the easy recipe!
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